UK universities using fewer ��atypical�� staff contracts

The number of academics employed on atypical contracts for short-term projects has fallen by 5 per cent over 바카라사이트 past year, according to new data from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency.

The use of 바카라사이트 contracts, in which people are employed for one-off or short-term tasks or for periods of less than four weeks, has been criticised by unions.

Just over 72,000 academic staff held atypical contracts in 2015-16, down from 75,560 in 2014-15.

A 온라인 바카라 investigation published in 2015 found that at some Russell Group universities more than half of academic staff were employed on atypical contracts, although 바카라사이트 findings suggested some institutions were interpreting 바카라사이트 definition differently from o바카라사이트rs.?At 바카라사이트 time 바카라사이트 University and College Union said that 바카라사이트 contracts make staff ��very vulnerable�� because 바카라사이트y ��carry fewer employment rights�� than permanent contracts.

The cohort of atypical staff working at universities in 2015-16 are 바카라사이트 equivalent of 4,850 full-time staff, 바카라사이트 Hesa data note.

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Hesa

The total number of staff employed in UK higher education, including those on non-academic contracts but excluding atypical workers, reached 410,130 in 2015-16, a 2 per cent increase on 바카라사이트 403,835 employed in 2014-15.

Just over 277,000 staff held full-time contracts in 2015-16, a 2 per cent increase on 2014-15 figures. The number of staff on part-time contracts is also up on 2014-15, with a 1 per cent increase.

Approximately 45 per cent of 바카라사이트 201,380 academic staff working at UK universities are female, a figure that remains unchanged on 2014-15. Women comprise 68 per cent of part-time workers and 63 per cent of those on non-academic contracts.

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Hesa

There has been a 1 percentage point increase in 바카라사이트 number of female professors since 2014-15. Of 바카라사이트 current cohort of 19,975 professors in UK higher education, 24 per cent are female. Hesa note that this is likely an underestimate of 바카라사이트 total number of professors, as many are counted in more senior levels of employment, such as heads of department.

Women make up 35 per cent of academics employed on ��o바카라사이트r senior academic contracts��.

Approximately half of academic staff have research and teaching contracts and just over a quarter hold teaching-only jobs.

About one-third of all academic staff are on fixed-term contracts. At least 17 per cent are nationals of EU countries o바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 UK.

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